Re:Tech giants face 2% UK digital services tax
by philjohn on Monday October 29, 2018 @06:46PM
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This.
And then you have ethically dubious practices like Starbucks getting a super sweetheart deal in the Netherlands, and then "charging" the UK arm a "licensing fee" for the brand name. Despite being the same bloody company, just to exfiltrate the tax from where it should have been paid, to where they will have to pay less.
Legal? Yes. Ethical? No. Should it be stamped out? Yes. Will that require all countries to act? Sadly, yes.
And then you have ethically dubious practices like Starbucks getting a super sweetheart deal in the Netherlands, and then "charging" the UK arm a "licensing fee" for the brand name. Despite being the same bloody company, just to exfiltrate the tax from where it should have been paid, to where they will have to pay less.
Legal? Yes. Ethical? No. Should it be stamped out? Yes. Will that require all countries to act? Sadly, yes.